Hello guys,
So ive been trying to program autonomous lately and the robot keeps running into the cones that are pressed against the wall. It either gets stuck/throws it way off course. Ive tried repositioning the robot, and conpensating for the throw off, but it is still really risky and inconsistent. Does anyone have any tips for avoiding those cones on the wall?
The way our team fixes this is we have a PID loop with our shaft encoders that makes the robot go straight during our autonomous. I don’t have the code with me atm but there are some good videos online that you can use and look at on how to program it.
You could try putting a curved piece of polycarbonate or something similar on your chassis that could help guide your robot past the cones. If your robot isn’t driving straight your best move should be to figure out why that is happening.
We have a P control loop for syncing both sides of our drive, but our encoders arent directly attached to a wheel so its not 100% accurate. Would doing the full really PID help?
Yeah, i was thinking about making the edges of our drive diagonal. We are using 1x5 C channels and the bottom part of the C is usually what is getting stuck in the cones so we were thinking of cutting it diagonally so it could slide off the cone. Or would curved poly carb work better?
From the picture I’m getting of your chassis, that should work. Any way you can increase the distance of your channel from the ground should help with not hitting cones.